As Some of our Services Resume, We Will Remain Accessible While Maintaining Safety
As we continue navigating through the coronavirus pandemic together, we at Weinstein & Associates want you to know the steps we have taken, and the steps we plan to implement, to provide our mental health services while keeping everyone safe —clients and staff.
Because each client client’s mental health as well as physical health is of our utmost concern, we acted quickly during the early stages of this pandemic to maintain safe accessibility to our current clients. Let me first start with what has been done by our group to maintain safety thus far.
Since March 23, 2020, we've maintained accessibility to our current clients by:
Then, in early May, we began successfully administering Additional Allowance and C-92/Permanent Partial Disability Evaluations via telemedicine.
Beginning in June, we will have some availability to provide face-to-face evaluations/assessment in 11 of our offices. We will try to reschedule evaluations that were cancelled due to COVID-19, first. Although we will increase our availability over time, we now have availability for some face-to-face evaluations in the following communities:
* Akron, Boardman, Canton, Columbus, Dayton, Mansfield, Middleburg Heights, North Ridgeville, Painesville, St. Clairsville and Toledo.
We will continue encouraging telemedicine visits, when appropriate, and in accordance with the Responsible RestartOhio initiative, to minimize the need for in-person visits. As we begin opening some of our offices for psychological evaluations, you can expect that we will continue making our collective safety a top priority. And, as such, we have made several adjustments to help ensure this safety:
* We will reschedule appointments if client and/or clinician is sick, ill or presenting symptoms.
* Similar to other businesses, we will ask you to bring your mask and remain in your vehicle upon arriving to your scheduled appointment. Please call our Administrative office: 216-831-1040 or 800-342-6111 to alert us of your arrival. Your clinician will meet you outside.
* All clinicians and clients will have temperatures taken upon arrival to one of our offices.
* No children or guests allowed in waiting rooms or office
* Both clients and clinicians will wear masks
* High traffic surfaces will be disinfected regularly throughout the day (door knobs, desks, chairs, etc.).
We will continue to follow the safety protocols outlined in Responsible RestartOhio found at coronavirus.ohio.gov.
COVID-19 is still in our communities, and it is still contagious. So, should you come to one of our offices for a face-to-face evaluation, you should feel confident that you will be walking into a safe environment — because we are making every effort to ensure that we are all in a safe place.
On behalf of myself and all the staff at Weinstein & Associates, I would like to extend my preemptive gratitude to all of you for your help in keeping our facilities and communities safe.
We are all in this together,
Sean Lyons
President
As we continue navigating through the coronavirus pandemic together, we at Weinstein & Associates want you to know the steps we have taken, and the steps we plan to implement, to provide our mental health services while keeping everyone safe —clients and staff.
Because each client client’s mental health as well as physical health is of our utmost concern, we acted quickly during the early stages of this pandemic to maintain safe accessibility to our current clients. Let me first start with what has been done by our group to maintain safety thus far.
Since March 23, 2020, we've maintained accessibility to our current clients by:
- Providing psychotherapy remotely.
- via telemedicine using a secure, HIPAA compliant platform called Doxy.me.
- and/or via telephone calls.
- Adhering to recommended social distancing guidelines in our Administrative office.
- Communicating with clients that had evaluations cancelled due to COVID-19.
Then, in early May, we began successfully administering Additional Allowance and C-92/Permanent Partial Disability Evaluations via telemedicine.
Beginning in June, we will have some availability to provide face-to-face evaluations/assessment in 11 of our offices. We will try to reschedule evaluations that were cancelled due to COVID-19, first. Although we will increase our availability over time, we now have availability for some face-to-face evaluations in the following communities:
* Akron, Boardman, Canton, Columbus, Dayton, Mansfield, Middleburg Heights, North Ridgeville, Painesville, St. Clairsville and Toledo.
We will continue encouraging telemedicine visits, when appropriate, and in accordance with the Responsible RestartOhio initiative, to minimize the need for in-person visits. As we begin opening some of our offices for psychological evaluations, you can expect that we will continue making our collective safety a top priority. And, as such, we have made several adjustments to help ensure this safety:
* We will reschedule appointments if client and/or clinician is sick, ill or presenting symptoms.
* Similar to other businesses, we will ask you to bring your mask and remain in your vehicle upon arriving to your scheduled appointment. Please call our Administrative office: 216-831-1040 or 800-342-6111 to alert us of your arrival. Your clinician will meet you outside.
* All clinicians and clients will have temperatures taken upon arrival to one of our offices.
* No children or guests allowed in waiting rooms or office
* Both clients and clinicians will wear masks
* High traffic surfaces will be disinfected regularly throughout the day (door knobs, desks, chairs, etc.).
We will continue to follow the safety protocols outlined in Responsible RestartOhio found at coronavirus.ohio.gov.
COVID-19 is still in our communities, and it is still contagious. So, should you come to one of our offices for a face-to-face evaluation, you should feel confident that you will be walking into a safe environment — because we are making every effort to ensure that we are all in a safe place.
On behalf of myself and all the staff at Weinstein & Associates, I would like to extend my preemptive gratitude to all of you for your help in keeping our facilities and communities safe.
We are all in this together,
Sean Lyons
President
As COVID-19 continues to impact all of our lives, we believe that our clients need our services more now, than just a few weeks ago. WE WILL REMAIN OPEN AND AVAILABLE TO OUR CLIENTS unless advised otherwise by local government. For the safety and wellbeing of our clients and employees, Weinstein & Associates will suspend in person psychotherapy and move to remote (telemedicine) treatment effective Monday, March 23, 2020. We will return to in person treatment when current restrictions are lifted.
All current clients will continue to have access to their therapist by phone or computer via telemedicine (video+audio). If you have a scheduled appointment, you can access your clinician's virtual waiting room, then engage in a telemedicine session by clicking here or below. We are confident that you will find this system easy to use. With many people now staying and working from home, we anticipate increased network (phone and internet) usage. This may create connectivity issues. If we are unable to connect virtually, your therapist will remain available for a telephone session for your scheduled appointment.
To help expedite these new processes, please review, complete and submit our Telemedicine Release by clicking here:
All current clients will continue to have access to their therapist by phone or computer via telemedicine (video+audio). If you have a scheduled appointment, you can access your clinician's virtual waiting room, then engage in a telemedicine session by clicking here or below. We are confident that you will find this system easy to use. With many people now staying and working from home, we anticipate increased network (phone and internet) usage. This may create connectivity issues. If we are unable to connect virtually, your therapist will remain available for a telephone session for your scheduled appointment.
To help expedite these new processes, please review, complete and submit our Telemedicine Release by clicking here:
The Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (MHAS) announced the launch of a new mental health COVID CareLine for Ohioans. Trained staff will be available to provide emotional assistance to anyone struggling with mental health concerns due to the ongoing stress of the pandemic.
The number to call is 1-800-720-9616. All calls will be confidential.
The number to call is 1-800-720-9616. All calls will be confidential.
We encourage everyone to adhere to Governor DeWine's decrees and follow CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) recommended guidelines for protecting yourself. Here are direct links: Please stay safe and well. We will get through this, together.
